Flushing apparatus.



J. s. TAYLQR. PLUSHNG APPARATUS.I APPLICATION FILED JULY Z2, 1914,

1,131,570. Patented Mar. 9,1915.

f erre ffl e. :www lll nl ll rLnsHING mrgenes speccacon oi Letters Peteurn T aZZ whom i may; conce/m Be il; known ilnit Join: S. TAYLOR, a eiizen of ne Unied filers., residing at lleipalnn in Hei-veilg nave invenfred new and in iluslning Apparalus.I of which s e following is e specifi-Calleri.

This inverlrion reloles llusleing' appara- "sus, the object of lie in ention being provide anton'laie ll epi :irai-ns, which is thrown into operation 'by neig-iii of e person standing on a depressiole ieorm and which enionnieally liron'n cuiA or operation ne soon person siens rom 'flfler i of the invention is he pro Y e speci-l relative errangemens orf depressiole platform., ein; off valve, and eonnemionsj whereby nnrnediae ready access muy be lied vzrlre and. seid, operaing conneeiens.

lilith above and einer lie infenion consi.:

eers in e tion: combination and orrengenien: i" parte,

es will ne hereinaiier ,more illnstraed and elaiined.

in alie ziceonipanjy'ing drawings-Figure l is e verfiieel. sectional View of Llave nshing appareus of ellis invenon. Fig. is liorizonal sem-ion ille line oi Fig. l:

Fig. 3 is e Verl/ical sceion showin@ elle posiwhich is slioivn et il., the saine resizing on. loe

floor 'oe-eins or joisis o..

in carrying oui the present invention TL provide a depressilile platform 6 tlie upper surface oi 'which is preferably concnved es shown et 'l' end provided with e central drain connecion or nipple 8 protected at its upper end liv a strainer 9, 'ne nipple or eon neelion 8 being telescopieally slidzi'ole into a drain pipe 1G arranged directly nndcrulhe platform and leading or' lon Waste pipe or sewer.y

ll de iguales a casino in which the plotorni i guided in i verical movements. The easing ll is closed by s bottoni wall 12 which hasV only n single opening I3 lierein vice to lie convenientlv `lie purpose of which will appeal'. The c:1s ing ll is provided along its iop edge with zi marginal flange l- Wliicli is preferably ranloeled in the floor es shown al l so tha the upper side of said ens-ing will lie flush with the top o 'elle l'ioor.

vWithin the casing ll is arranged o velv operaing lever 16 which l'ulerrnied et l on a; poel, 18, the opposi-e end oi' seid lever resing upon lie rounded upper extremity of lie stern 19 of a cui oilA valve Q0 which enemies in a valve casing 2l incorporated in loe weiter supply pipe clearly shown in l and elle erasing illlieing else provided with e threaded plug to enable the valve 20 one. its stern to removed for re pair.

The. valve 2O is seated lay means of e spring 23 which yields under the depression oi lie lever 16 to perrnir llie vulve 2G 53o open ond' water to low lirougli the pipe 3 into the cowl l. The ll posses up rlirongn the opening 13 in ilie ooioin well l2 of the casing ll so that when rlie easing together willi the platorm 6 is liied out of its seat in the door il., the vulve stern lil will not inlerfere therewith.

'flic plziiiorni G is provided with a doviziwerdly extending boss or knob Qlwliieli beurs against the lere 36 for depressing the latter for elle purpose slated. The platform (3 is yieldingluiY supported at lie proper elevation by Ineens of springs Q5 contained in spring cups '26 supported by the lloor of the casing ll to which they are secured. The downward movement of the platform G is limiieal by ineens of stops 2T on the under side of said platform which come in Contact with other sops 28 arranged centrally of the cups 26.

From they foregoing description it will be seen 'that all of the meehanisin is located 1wder the lioor and is directly eeceesillle byli ing the casing ll together with the platform 6 from the opening in ille floor. The pletforin S may be removed from the easing to give access to lle lever 16 and other parts therein and when the casing ll is removed from the opening in the Hoor, ready access;

is given to the ont ofi vdlve. This erml les the entire operating inefflmnisin of tlie deto time may ne inl nyc.: The

whole apparents entirely nntonmtie in operaiion, being thro't'evn into action by the held normally closed or weiglitvof a person standing on the platform and Abeing thrown out of operation by the removal of such weight from theplatform. What I claim is:- v -In flushing apparatus, the combination of an elevated bowl, a water supply pipe leadply 'pipe and under said casing, said valve having a stem extending upwardly into said 15 platform casing, a valie opening lever ful-v crumed in', attached t0\ and removable with said casing and 'normally resting on said valve stem,. and means 'for yieldingly upholding said platform. Y

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.v

J OHN S. TAYLOR.

Witnesses SOLOMON KEOLOEWA, SOLOMON KEMOHI. 

